Starching attachment for clothes wringers



July 4, 1950 H. R. ECKE STARCHING ATTACHMENT FOR CLOTHES WRINGERS Filed Jan. 24, 1947 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 """lllllllllllll 5:

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Applicationdanuary 24, 1947, Serial No. 724,178.

v sclaims. (01.91-48) This invention relates to a novel construction of starch pan or container for i'is'e'with clothes wringers, especially the type fomninga par'tof a washing machine and has particular reference to a pan or receptacle which is constructed and arranged to be detach-ably supported beneath and adjacent the drain board of a wringer for supporting starched clothes, preparatoryto wringing the clothes, and for receiving the starching fluid wrung from the clothes.

More particularly, it is an object of the present invention to provide a starch holder or pan which will eliminate the need for manually supporting a starch pan beneath a wringeilhus leaving'both hands of the operator free for wringing the clothes and thereby substantially eliminating the danger of injury to the hands or jother parts of the body, frequently resulting when a starch pan is manually held due to the fact that the operator is normally leaning forward and toward the wringer whereas by the use of the present invention the operator may stand in an upright position and with both hands available for feeding the clothes or for operating the controls of the wringer.

Still a further object of the inventionis to provide a starch pan capable of being readily applied to or detached from a conventional wringerfbut which cannot be a'ccidently or casually disengaged therefrom and which is so constructed that the clothes to be wrung may be placed in the starching solution of the pan or receptacle and removed therefrom only from one side of the wringer, thus eliminating the possibility of the clothing, after passing through the wringer, being inadvertently returned to the starching pan.

Still another object of the invention is to provide a starch pan which is so constructed and arranged that when supported on a conventional washing machine wringer the starching solution, wrung from clothing may flow from either side or end of the drain board of the wringer back into the starch pan.

Various other objects and advantages of the invention will hereinafter become more fully apparent from the following description of the drawings, illustrating a preferred embodiment thereof, and wherein:

Figure 1 is a side elevational view of the starch pan or receptacle shown in an applied position on a washing machine wringer;

Figure 2 is a top plan view thereof and shown in an applied position;

Figure 3 is an end view, partly in section of the pan or receptacle shown in an applied position;

Figure 4 is a horizontal sectional view taken substantially along a plane as indicated by the line 4-4 of Figure 3;

Figure 5 is a fragmentary end elevational view of the'starch pan orreceptacle, and

Figure 6 is an enlarged vertical sectional view taken substantially along a plane as indicated by the line E-6 of Figure 4.

Referring more specifically to the drawings, 1 designates generally a portion Of a conventional washing machine and whichis provided with a clothes wringer 8 having awdrain board 9 extending downwardly and outwardly from both sides of the wringer rollers. I v

The starch pan or receptacle, designated gen: erally l0 and comprising the invention, preferably includes a substantially flat bottom ll having corresponding upwardly diverging end walls I2 and upwardly diverging side walls l3 and M, the former of which is disposed more nearly perpendicular to the bottom ll than the side Wall M. The upperedges ,of the walls l2, l3 and. I4, which are p'referably' rolled define the open top of the pan or receptacle Ill and as clearly illustrated in Figure 4 the bottom I I is offset in a direction toward the side wall l3, relatively to the open top of the receptacle and for a purpose hereinafter to be described.

As best illustrated in Figures 4 and 6, the side Walls [2 are provided adjacent their upper edges each with a rivet or other suitable fastening means [5 which are ofiset laterally relatively to one another and which turnably engages an end [6 forming the terminal portion of the shank I1 with a hook I'8. Each terminal portion [6 is bent to be disposed at an oblique angle to its shank portion IT for engaging substantially flush against the inclined surface of the outer side of its associated wall l2, as seen in Figure 6 and each terminal portion I6 is provided with an aperture [9 which turnably engages a portion of its fastener shank I5. The hook members l1, [8 may be formed of any suitable material and may either be tubular or solid and round or other cross sectional shape. Each of the hooks l8 and its shank portion I1 is encased in a tubular covering 20 of any suitable material such as rubber. As best illustrated in Figures 1 and 3, the two hook portions I 8 extend in opposite directions 50 that when the shank portions I1 thereof are disposed substantially perpendicular to the bottom or plane of the pan In, said hooks l8 will be disposed substantially in alignment, as seen in Figure 3.

The open top of the pan I0 is sufliciently large to receive the bottom portion of the drain board 9 so that the hooks 18 can be swun upwardly from their positions of Figure 5 and in positions to engage over the top portion or shoulder 20 of the wringer 8. By then lowering the pan or receptacle ID the hooks I8 will be engaged with the top wringer portion 20 for supporting the open top of the container ID in a position just beneath the level of the underside of the drain board 9, as illustrated in Figures 1 and 3. The bottom H of the pan [0 is located substantially centrally beneath the drain board 9 so that the upper edge of the side wall I4 is spaced from the drain board a considerably greater distance than the upper edge of the side wall I3.

Clothes to be wrung by the wringer 8, after washing and preparatory to ironing, are either placed or doused in the starching solution, not shown, contained within the pan or receptacle [0, the clothing, not shown, being inserted and removed between the side wall l4 and the adjacent bottom edge of the drain board 9. It will thus. be readily apparent that both hands of the operator are free for use in wringing the clothes and in operating the wringer 8. The upper edge of the side wall [4 is spaced a considerable distance from the adjacent edge-of the drain board 9 so that it will be readily apparent that all of the starching solution draining from the wringer, to ward the wall I4, will flow back into the pan H]. The upper edge of the side wall [3 is located outwardly of the adjacent edge of the drain board 9 so that any starching solution draining toward thewall l3 will likewise be returned to the pan I 0. However, said upper edge of the side wall [3 is disposed sufiiciently close to the edge of the .drain board 9, adjacent thereto, so that the clothing after being wrung cannot inadvertently pass back into the starching pan I0.

Since the hook or hanger members I1, l8 are constructed and mounted to swing only in directions substantially transversely of the pan or container [0, it will be readily apparent that said pan cannot be inadvertently disengaged from its supported position on the wringer 8 due to the fact that the pan must be lifted relatively to the wringer for removing it therefrom and so that the bill portions of the hooks'|8 may be disengaged from the top portion of a shoulder 20 of the wringerB.

vided with wringer rollers and a drain board 10- cated below and extending downwardly and outwardly from both sides of said wringer rollers, comprising an open top container including a bottom and upwardly diverging side and end Walls, a pair of hook members having shank portions pivotally connected one to each of said end walls in laterally ofiset relationship to one another, said hook members being disposed one on either side of the longitudinal axis of the container and having hook portions at their upper, free ends facing in opposite directions and disposed in alignment when the shank portions are in upright parallel relationship, said hook portions being adapted to detachablyv engage over the top portion of a clothes wringer and with the shank portions engaging opposite sides of the clothes wringer beyond the ends of the wringer rollers for supporting the container with its open top beneath and adjacent the underside of the wringer drain board.

2. A wringer attachment as in claim 1, said side walls being inclined at different angles with respect to the container bottom for positioning the upper edges of the sidewalls at differently spaced intervals with respect to the hook members and to the wringer drain board.

3. An attachment as in claim 1, the open top and upper portion of said container being larger than the drain board to receive the lower portion of the wringer drain board for moving the hook members to and from operative engagement with the upper portion of the wringer.

HAROLD R. ECKE.

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